4470 - Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

This card comes from Beverly, which is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It was first settled in 1626 by English colonists, though the Naumkeag had lived in the area for centuries prior.

This card features The Goonies, the 1985 film directed by Richard Donner and written by Chris Columbus, based on a story by Steven Spielberg. When I first received the card, I thought the movie was based on a book; however, the image shown is actually a made-up book cover created for the design.

The Goonies starred Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, and Ke Huy Quan. It follows a group of kids who live in the “Goon Docks” neighborhood of Astoria and call themselves the Goonies. When they discover a treasure map, they set out to find the treasure in hopes of saving their homes from foreclosure due to the expansion of a golf course.

I remember this movie from when I was growing up, and I think I may have seen it in a movie theatre. It became very popular, though it wasn’t one I personally got into. The film had a budget of about USD $19 million and went on to earn roughly USD $125 million at the box office.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

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